The story
- Proto-Slavic · derived from*bělъ“white”
- Medieval Latin · derived fromBelgradum
- French · borrowed fromBelgrade
- English todayBelgrade
From French Belgrade, from Medieval Latin Belgradum and Belogradum, ultimately from South Slavic forms of Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”) and *gȏrdъ (“fortress, city”), after the white walls of its medieval fortress. Doublet of Beograd, Berat, and Belgorod.
Words from the same roots
Proto-Slavic*bělъ all →
Berat
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.